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KEYCTLSETPERM(3) Linux Key Management Calls KEYCTLSETPERM(3)

NAME top

   keyctl_setperm - change the permissions mask on a key

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <keyutils.h>**

   **long keyctl_setperm(key_serial_t** _key_**, key_perm_t** _perm_**);**

DESCRIPTION top

   **keyctl_setperm**() changes the permissions mask on a key.

   A process that does not have the **SysAdmin** capability may not
   change the permissions mask on a key that doesn't have the same
   UID as the caller.

   The caller must have **setattr** permission on a key to be able to
   change its permissions mask.

   The permissions mask is a bitwise-OR of the following flags:

   **KEY_xxx_VIEW**
          Grant permission to view the attributes of a key.

   **KEY_xxx_READ**
          Grant permission to read the payload of a key or to list a
          keyring.

   **KEY_xxx_WRITE**
          Grant permission to modify the payload of a key or to add
          or remove links to/from a keyring.

   **KEY_xxx_SEARCH**
          Grant permission to find a key or to search a keyring.

   **KEY_xxx_LINK**
          Grant permission to make links to a key.

   **KEY_xxx_SETATTR**
          Grant permission to change the ownership and permissions
          attributes of a key.

   **KEY_xxx_ALL**
          Grant all the above.

   The '**xxx**' in the above should be replaced by one of:

   **POS** Grant the permission to a process that possesses the key
          (has it attached searchably to one of the process's
          keyrings).

   **USR** Grant the permission to a process with the same UID as the
          key.

   **GRP** Grant the permission to a process with the same GID as the
          key, or with a match for the key's GID amongst that
          process's Groups list.

   **OTH** Grant the permission to any other process.

   Examples include: **KEY_POS_VIEW**, **KEY_USR_READ**, **KEY_GRP_SEARCH** and
   **KEY_OTH_ALL**.

   User, group and other grants are exclusive: if a process qualifies
   in the 'user' category, it will not qualify in the 'groups'
   category; and if a process qualifies in either 'user' or 'groups'
   then it will not qualify in the 'other' category.

   Possessor grants are cumulative with the grants from the 'user',
   'groups' and 'other' categories.

RETURN VALUE top

   On success **keyctl_setperm**() returns **0 .** On error, the value **-1**
   will be returned and _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ will have been set to an appropriate
   error.

ERRORS top

   **ENOKEY** The specified key does not exist.

   **EKEYEXPIRED**
          The specified key has expired.

   **EKEYREVOKED**
          The specified key has been revoked.

   **EACCES** The named key exists, but does not grant **setattr** permission
          to the calling process.

LINKING top

   This is a library function that can be found in _libkeyutils_.  When
   linking, **-lkeyutils** should be specified to the linker.

SEE ALSO top

   [keyctl(1)](../man1/keyctl.1.html), [add_key(2)](../man2/add%5Fkey.2.html), [keyctl(2)](../man2/keyctl.2.html), [request_key(2)](../man2/request%5Fkey.2.html), [keyctl(3)](../man3/keyctl.3.html),
   [keyrings(7)](../man7/keyrings.7.html), [keyutils(7)](../man7/keyutils.7.html)

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Linux 4 May 2006 KEYCTLSETPERM(3)

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